Positive aspects of life

1. POSITIVE ATTITUDE
BHAVIKA BATRA
Indrashil University

2. ATTITUDE
Attitude is a mental position relative to a way of
thinking or being.

3. If you think you can,
you’re right.
If you think you can’t,
you’re right again.
Yes,
It is all a matter of a t t i t u d e.

4. The Positive thinker sees the
Invisible, feels the Intangible, and
achieves the Impossible

5. CHOOSEYOUR ATTITUDE
Your choice of attitude can decide the out come of your life.
Negative thoughts have no power unless you empower them.

6. POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND POSITIVETHINKING
 Positive attitude helps to cope more easily with the daily affairs of life.
 It brings optimism into your life, and makes it easier to avoid worry and
negative thinking.
 It is a mental attitude that expects positive results.

7. WHY POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND POSITIVETHINKING
If you are mainly positive, you will be focused on good things, happy
thoughts, and successful outcomes.
Otherwise –
if you are mainly negative, you will be focusing on bad things, sad thoughts,
unsuccessful outcomes and act and behave negatively too.

8. POSITIVE ATTITUDE
Positive attitude leads to
happiness and success and can
change your whole life. It brings
constructive changes in one’s life.

9. BENEFITS OF A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
 Helps achieving goals and attaining success.
 Success achieved faster and more easily.
 More happiness.
 More energy.
 Greater inner power and strength.
 The ability to inspire and motivate yourself and others.
 Fewer difficulties encountered along the way.
 The ability to surmount any difficulty.
 Life smiles at you.
 People respect you.

10. HOW ATTITUDES ARE FORMED
Attitudes are not inherited
They are acquired or learned by people from the
environment in which they interact

11. ROLE OF CULTURE IN ATTITUDE FORMATION
Culture plays a definitive role in the formation of attitudes
Ex- Sri Lankans earn for future requirements
Americans for that matter earn to enjoy the present

12. REMEMBER! ATTITUDE IS NEVER
FIXED!
IT IS AN ONGOING ACTIVE
PROCESS

13. SELF CHANGE

14. HOW TO CHANGEYOUR ATTITUDE
ATTITUDE
Changes happen
personally from
the inside out!

15. So…… Accept RESPONSIBILITY

16. HOW TO CHANGEYOURTHINKING Thinking
Changes come from
thinking logically in every
situation!

17. OBSERVEYOUR THINKING

18. MANAGE YOURTALK

19. HOW TO CHANGEYOURTHINKING
BEHAVIOR
Changes take true
assessment,
determination and
discipline

20. CHOOSE YOUR BEHAVIOUR

21. INFLUENCEYOUR ENVIRONMENT
ADD POSI+IVE BEHAVIOUR
 Spread a smile around
 Sprinkle some positive on the negatives
 Focus on the good of each day
 Say please andThank you
 Practice empathy
 Evaluate your behavior
 Never miss an opportunity to complement
 See criticism as opportunity to improve
 Keep promises
 Cultivate your sense of humor
 Keep open mind to changes
 Have a forgiving view of people

22. THE CHOICE IS YOURS
With a Bad Attitude you can never have a Positive Day
With a Positive Attitude you can never had Bad Day.
A positive attitude is like a magnet for positive result.

23. 12 STEPSTO DEVELOP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
1. KEEP A DAILY GRATITUDE ANDVICTORY JOURNAL.
 Focus on what you are thankful for in your life. Identify one or more things that went well for you each
day
2. TAKE TIME TO PLAY.
 Have fun, balance work and pleasure; spend time with your family and friends. Make time every day to do the
things you enjoy.
3. IMPROVEYOUR HEALTH.
 Eat healthy, exercise regularly, and get enough rest. It's hard to be positive when you're feeling exhausted and
run down.

24. 12 STEPSTO DEVELOP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
4. CUT OUTTHE NEGATIVE.
 Beware of television, radio, and newspapers: what kind of messages are they bombarding you with
daily? Try to keep your exposure to negativity at a minimum.
5. ADJUSTYOUR POSTURE.
 Sit up straight, smile, walk proudly, and breathe deeply. Do this for 60 seconds and you'll start to feel
the difference (Honestly! Give it a try right now!)
6. MONITORYOUR EMOTIONS.
 Negative emotions indicate that your thoughts are negative.You'll know it's time to shift mental gears.

25. 12 STEPSTO DEVELOP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
7. SPENDTIME WITH POSITIVE PEOPLE.
 They will rub off on you. Maybe even consider starting an informal optimist club where a group
agrees to support each other in the effort of thinking positive
8. BECOME SOLUTION ORIENTED
 Think about problems as challenges that need your creativity to come up with solutions.
9. LEARN FROM EVERY EXPERIENCE
 Identify lessons learned after every project and every situation.

26. 12 STEPSTO DEVELOP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
10. PRACTICE USING POSITIVE LANGUAGE.
 Instead of, “these meetings are a waste of time,” try saying, “I’m looking forward to talking about the new strategy in
today’s meeting. ”
11. HELP OTHERS
 Extending a helping hand to those in need makes you feel needed and worthwhile. Make it a habit to volunteer for
charitable organizations. Helping others allows us to be thankful for the blessing we have and helps us maintain a positive
attitude.
12. CONTROLYOUR REACTIONS.
 While you can't control outside circumstances, you can control your reaction to them. If you're currently working in a
job with a boss who is demeaning, make a conscious effort to tell yourself that his poor behavior can make you upset only
if you allow it.

27. 7 WAYSTO CULTIVATE A POSITIVE MIND SET
1. Gratitude
2. Negative Self-talk
3. Self Care
4. Positive Environment
5. Solutions not Problems
6. A Growth Mindset
7. Mistakes are the biggest Teachers

28. HOW TO DEVELOP GROWTH MIND SET
1. Identify your mindset
Recognize your current thought patterns and belief systems
Understand how you react to challenges and failures
2. Embrace challenges
 View challenges as opportunities to learn and grow
 Don't see challenges as obstacles
 See effort as a path to mastery
3. Set goals
 Set stretch goals that are achievable but not easy
 Write down your goals

29. HOW TO DEVELOP GROWTH MIND SET
4. Celebrate growth
 Celebrate your own progress and the success of others
 Encourage others to celebrate their growth
5. Cultivate grit
 Persevere through obstacles to reach your goals
 Keep moving forward, even when you face setbacks
6. Other tips
 Stop seeking approval from others
 Acknowledge and embrace imperfections
 Cultivate a sense of purpose
 Reward your actions
 Try different learning tactics

30. WHAT IS RESILIENCE?
THE ABILITYTO:
 Bounce back from adversity
 Work through Challenges
 Overcome Obstacles

31. TIPSTO BUILD UPYOUR RESILIENCE
1. Take Care OfYour Body
2. Live To Learn
3. Engage In Random Acts Of Kindness & Open Heart To Receive It From Others
4. Bring Humor IntoYour Life
5. MakeYour Own Reality
6. Beware of Self DestructiveThinking
7. Plant Optimistic Thoughts
8. IdentifyYour Strengths and Enhance Them
9. Take Action to BuildYour Resilience

32. PUTTING POSITIVETHINKING INTO PRACTICE
Negative self-talk Positive thinking
I've never done it before. It's an opportunity to learn something new.
It's too complicated. I'll tackle it from a different angle.
I don't have the resources. Necessity is the mother of invention.
I'm too lazy to get this done. I couldn't fit it into my schedule, but I can re-
examine some priorities.
There's no way it will work. I can try to make it work.
It's too radical a change. Let's take a chance.
No one bothers to communicate with me. I'll see if I can open the channels of
communication.
I'm not going to get any better at this. I'll give it another try.

33. PRACTICE POSITIVE THINKING SKILLS

34. THANKYOU